Property Disputes

Our lawyers are assertive litigators and experienced negotiators. We can advise you of your options to achieve a resolution of your property dispute which may include Court proceedings, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution alternatives.

Dealing with tenants of business premises in financial difficulties may need a more creative solution than simply forfeiting the lease and finding a new tenant. If your tenant has gone bust – check the lease. If they were not the original tenant, but took an assignment from your original tenant you may be able to go back to the original tenant and recover the rent from them instead.

Whether you are a landlord, commercial tenant or land owner, our experience covers a range disputes from the complex and high value to the more modest. We represent clients in the courts, property tribunals, adjudication, and alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation, to resolve disputes. We understand your concerns to avoid the expense and distraction that disputes can bring and we will work with you to find a solution to your problem.

Our approach is tailored to you to provide an effective strategy. We have a dedicated team of Dispute Lawyers with a range of expertise and experience dealing with property disputes.

Property Dispute Expertise:

• Property Disputes
• Construction Disputes
• Land Disputes
• Landlord & Tenant Disputes
• Restrictive Covenants

Residential Landlord and Tenant

We specialise in acting for Landlords and Managing Agents with significant property portfolios as well as representing Landlords and Tenants of larger residential properties.

It is important that as a landlord you comply with the legislation when managing your property so as to avoid claims being made against you.

Examples of possible disputes between landlords and tenants are:

• Tenants have stopped paying their rent.
• Damage to the property or disruptive behaviour.
• Dispute with the letting agents.
• Tenant eviction.
• Service charge and insurance claims.

We can assist you in giving practical advice on how to manage your relationship with your tenant or landlord, prepare the documentation you need and ensure that if court proceedings become necessary they are handled in a cost effective and time efficient manner.

We do not advise:

• Tenants on Housing Law
• publicly funded Legal Help / Legal Assistance scheme (Legal Aid). If you are in receipt of benefits or think you may qualify for the scheme it may assist you to make enquiries of your local Citizens Advice Bureau or a firm offering Legal Aid advice.

Restrictive covenants are restrictions on what you can do with your property, whether that be to prevent certain uses or specific activities on a piece of land. These restrictions “run with the land” and therefore apply before and after ownership of land changes. The older the restrictive covenant is, the more difficult it may be to identify the land that has the benefit. It may also be the case that very old covenants have been rendered obsolete because they have been breached many times over the years without the owner of the benefiting land doing anything about it.